Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Heavy Crude Oil Samples and Their SARA Fractions with 13C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) approaches have unique advantages in the analysis of crude oil because they are non-destructive and provide information on chemical functional groups. Nevertheless, the correctness and effectiveness of NMR techniques for determining saturates, aromatics, resins, and...

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Published in:Processes 2020-08, Vol.8 (8), p.995
Main Authors: Rakhmatullin, Ilfat, Efimov, Sergey, Tyurin, Vladimir, Gafurov, Marat, Al-Muntaser, Ameen, Varfolomeev, Mikhail, Klochkov, Vladimir
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aliphatic compounds
Aromatic compounds
Aromaticity
Asphaltenes
Carbon
Crude oil
Functional groups
Heavy petroleum
Magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Molecular chains
NMR
NMR spectroscopy
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Oil
Physical properties
Qualitative analysis
Quantitative analysis
Resins
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Summary:Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) approaches have unique advantages in the analysis of crude oil because they are non-destructive and provide information on chemical functional groups. Nevertheless, the correctness and effectiveness of NMR techniques for determining saturates, aromatics, resins, and asphaltenes (SARA analysis) without oil fractioning are still not clear. In this work we compared the measurements and analysis of high-resolution 13C NMR spectra in B0 ≈ 16.5 T (NMR frequency of 175 MHz) with the results of SARA fractioning for four various heavy oil samples with viscosities ranging from 100 to 50,000 mPa·s. The presence of all major hydrocarbon components both in crude oil and in each of its fractions was established quantitatively using NMR spectroscopy. Contribution of SARA fractions in the aliphatic (10–60 ppm) and aromatic (110–160 ppm) areas of the 13C NMR spectra were identified. Quantitative fractions of aromatic molecules and oil functional groups were determined. Aromaticity factor and the mean length of the hydrocarbon chain were estimated. The obtained results show the feasibility of 13C NMR spectroscopy for the express analysis of oil from physical properties to the composition of functional groups to follow oil treatment processes.
ISSN:2227-9717
2227-9717
DOI:10.3390/pr8080995